Kevin van Veen concedes that Guus Hiddink will probably not remember him from the time when their paths last crossed – but hopes to leave a permanent impression at Stamford Bridge.

Van Veen, Scunthorpe's Dutch forward, was captain of his PSV Eindhoven youth team during Hiddink's second spell as manager of the club a decade ago, and therefore became accustomed to his touchline presence at De Herdgang, Eindhoven's training base.

'I don't think he will remember me, but his job is to analyse us, so he will know I am Dutch, and it would be good for him to know me afterwards. If I get to speak to him I will wish him success,' said Van Veen, ahead of the League One club's third-round trip to Chelsea.

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'PSV was my club, I still support them, and after that I almost hung my boots in the closet,' he recalls.

A spell with Helmond Sport in 2010-11 was not particularly successful either but his ascent back up Holland's football pyramid was spectacular. His re-emergence in the professional ranks at the age of 22 sparked a run of 26 goals in 26 league games. Form that earned him a £250,000 move from second division club FC Oss to League One last January. Until that point he was still supplementing his income by working as a plasterer Monday to Friday.

Now he is hoping for another smooth finish, to help jog a fellow Dutchman's memory.

Van Veen has scored two goals in 23 appearances for the League One outfit so far this season